Treno 2007.
| Methods |
Study design: controlled before‐after Sampling frame: 2 low‐income, predominantly ethnic minority neighborhoods in Sacramento, CA, compared with the other neighborhoods of Sacramento, CA Sampling method: not reported Collection method: police incidence reports and emergency services records Description of the community coalition: Coalition included local law enforcement officers, medical service providers, alcohol‐beverage control agents, CBO staff, community activists, parents, and youth |
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| Participants |
Communities: 2 neighborhoods in Sacramento, CA Country: USA Ages included in assessment: general public in 37 intervention census blocks (North and South Sacramento); 243 remaining Sacramento census blocks served as the control Reasons provided for selection of intervention community: predominantly low‐income, ethnic minority neighborhoods with high risk for alcohol‐related violence and injuries Intervention community (population size): not reported Comparison community (population size): not reported |
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| Interventions |
Name of intervention: Sacramento Neighborhood Alcohol Prevention Project (SNAPP) Theory: not reported Aim: to test the effectiveness of neighborhood‐based interventions in reducing alcohol access and drinking and related problems Description of costs and resources: unknown Components of the intervention: (1) community mobilization; (2) community awareness; (3) responsible beverage service; (4) underage‐access law enforcement; and (5) intoxicated‐patron law enforcement Start date: July 2000 Duration: 30 months |
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| Outcomes |
Outcomes and measures: assaults and emergency services events (Chi2 and effect sizes) Time points: baseline (July 2000) and follow‐up (2002 and 2003) |
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| Notes | Funding source: government | |
| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) | High risk | Not randomized |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) | High risk | Not randomized |
| Baseline outcome measurement similar | Low risk | Similar data collected before and after intervention |
| Baseline characteristics similar | High risk | Social and demographic characteristics of North and South sites differ from Sacramento at large |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Police incidence reports and data from emergency service events |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Used public surveillance data |
| Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | High risk | Not blinded |
| Protection against contamination | High risk | Sites followed same municipal services and policies |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Relevant outcomes reported |